Co-founders Amri Kibbler and Katya Libin are lucky — lucky to have found each other and to have joined forces on Hey Mama, a site where mamas can collaborate and support each other in their work. Together, they get to scale this inspiring community as best friends and business partners.

Amri, a former fashion editor for Glamour and Cosmopolitan, and Katya, a former senior tech sales and marketing director, met on a play-date with their then three-month-old daughters in Brooklyn and instantly hit it off. As the story goes, they quit their jobs, started Hey Mama, and here we are. It wasn’t easy, of course — but we know that there is true strength in numbers. And Amri and Katya certainly know how meaningful and rewarding it is to pursue your creative passions when you’ve got a “tribe” of moms behind you. Here, this power duo shares their quick takes on juggling Hey Mama with kids, life, and everything in between. Keep reading.

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